Aquemini
Skew It on the Bar-B
Outkast
Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis
29
End
224
Internal
60
Multi
186
Slant
12
Chain
Rhyme Groups — hover to spotlight
[Chorus: André 3000]
Old school players to new school fools
'Kast keep it jumping✦ like kangaroos✦
We'll skew it on the bar-b, we ain't tryin to lose
Say, "I'll be goddamned✦ if they done changed✦ the rules"✦
Old school players to new school fools
'Kast keep it jumping✦ like kangaroos✦
We'll skew it on the bar-b, we ain't tryin to lose
Say, "I'll be goddamned✦ if they done changed✦ the rules"✦
[Verse 2: Raekwon]
Deliver this through your audio,✦ ghetto✦ mafioso
Grow hydro,✦ then bag it up slow
Price that, longevity suggest make moves✦ slow
Take time, grow eight, react nine, blow
Hydro✦ slide raw like fuck Ronaldo
Fly ride, though, shit lookin'✦ wild dope
Then glide, yo, flippin' the page, I go
Watch five-o,✦ jump on my meat, ride slow
Watch those undercovers, cop those, rock those
Glock blows, leave 'em baggy✦ and collect, spot closed✦
Keep a watch froze, lean on the yacht, wash clothes
Let the chop blow, bag a half a block, plot grows, what?
[Chorus: André 3000]
Old school players to new school fools
'Kast keep it jumping✦ like kangaroos✦
We'll skew it on the bar-b, we ain't tryin to lose
Say, "I'll be goddamned✦ if they done changed✦ the rules"✦
Old school players to new school fools
'Kast keep it jumping✦ like kangaroos✦
We'll skew it on the bar-b, we ain't tryin to lose
Say, "I'll be goddamned✦ if they done changed✦ the rules"✦
[Verse 3: Big Boi & André 3000]
Boy, I bust raps like D-boys bust gats, shit
We the type of people that don't bury✦ the axe
Or the hatchet, every✦ time we see your link, we snatch it
Ridin'✦ 'round our hood talkin'✦ that dumb shit, your cabbage
Is cracked like plumber's ass and summer's grass
I been in the game for a minute,✦ seen some suckas like y'all passin'✦
Thinkin' you're light skinned, aight then, lil' boy why you frightened?
The Dungeon Family✦ gon' be here, nigga,✦ so keep writing
I gotta✦ hit The Source, I need my other half a mic
Because that Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik was a classic, right
College Park, East Point and Decatur they got my back, so
We gon' keep on jammin'✦ and stabbin' off in the track, I
Think it's time to bungee, but buddy✦ we will be back
And I'm fin' to put some D's on the 'Lac, know dat (Rrah)
[Chorus: André 3000]
Old school players to new school fools
'Kast keep it jumping✦ like kangaroos✦
We'll skew it on the bar-b, we ain't tryin to lose
Say, "I'll be goddamned✦ if they done changed✦ the rules"✦
Old school players to new school fools
'Kast keep it jumping✦ like kangaroos✦
We'll skew it on the bar-b, we ain't tryin to lose
Say, "I'll be goddamned✦ if they done changed✦ the rules"✦
Old school players to new school fools
'Kast keep it jumping✦ like kangaroos✦
We'll skew it on the bar-b, we ain't tryin to lose
Say, "I'll be goddamned✦ if they done changed✦ the rules"✦
Old school players to new school fools
'Kast keep it jumping✦ like kangaroos✦
We'll skew it on the bar-b, we ain't tryin to lose
Say, "I'll be goddamned✦ if they done changed✦ the rules"✦
Technical Breakdown
8.9
Multisyllabic Rhymes8.5
Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)
Internal Rhymes9.5
Rhymes within a line (data-driven)
Wordplay / Double Entendres7.5
Clever language, metaphors, punchlines
Cadence / Rhythm10.0
Flow variation and timing (data-driven)
Vocabulary Complexity7.0
Range and depth of words used (data-driven)
Delivery / Breath Control8.5
Performance and control
Computed Score8.86
Production
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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™
Raekwon exhibits peak mid-90s stream-of-consciousness flow, utilizing dense multi-syllabic end-rhymes ('-o' vowel sound) to anchor complex, slang-heavy internal rhythmic structures.
A+
8.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
10
Cadence / Flow
7
Vocabulary
7.5
Wordplay
8.5
Delivery
monorhyme scheme anchoringinternal rhyme chainslang-heavy phonetic densityrhythmic syncopation
Rhyme Architecture: A masterclass in mono-rhyme consistency where the suffix sound 'o' is sustained across the entirety of the verse, allowing the internal rhythm to shift without breaking the tonal cohesion.
Verified Doubles & Entendres
"grow eight, react nine, blow"
① The literal agricultural growth cycle of cannabis ('eight' and 'nine' weeks)② A numerical progression indicating a strategic, high-stakes reaction to market variables ('blow' referring to street profit)
"watch five-o, jump on my meat, ride slow"
① Law enforcement monitoring the speaker's activities② A crude, confrontational challenge to authority, emphasizing the danger inherent in the street-level drug trade
"spot closed"
① A temporary closure of a drug dealing location due to police presence ('five-o')② A finality implying the end of an opportunity or a complete shut-down of operations
Exceptional rhythmic consistency within a single vowel sound
High density of internal rhyming
Commanding, effortless vocal presence typical of 90s era prestige
Clever use of slang as phonetic building blocks
Narrative coherence is occasionally sacrificed for the sake of the rhyming constraints
High reliance on repetitive vowel sounds limits thematic exploration